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davros

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Something scary happened in my fort
« on: April 27, 2012, 05:33:39 pm »
My favorite dwarf died.
I had been afk when it happened, so I didn't see the message. I only knew because she was the mayor/countess/broker, and there was a new mayor and no countess. Also, her dead body was inside a coffin.
I looked everywhere, trying to see if some kind of invisible killer had snuck into the fortress.
After a while, I checked in the gamelog file.
The killer:
Old Age.
What am I doing wrong?
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Corai

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Re: Something scary happened in my fort
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2012, 05:39:10 pm »
......EVERYTHING!

You need more spikes, you need magma in the dining room, and worst of all....


IT WAS A NOBLE!
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NecroRebel

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Re: Something scary happened in my fort
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2012, 05:42:45 pm »
It doesn't sound like you did anything wrong, aside from not killing the noble sooner. Old dwarves do tend to become mayor, and if you appointed your mayor baroness, that would mean your countess was old, too. Dwarves live 150-170 years before succumbing to time, and sometimes they come to the fort at age 140+. Since old dwarves have had a lot of time to accrue skills, especially social skills, they get elected mayor often and are seemingly-nice for their job when they migrate, so that explains why you decided that dwarf was good and chose her as a favorite.

You'll never get a new countess, by the way.
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Corai

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Re: Something scary happened in my fort
« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2012, 05:43:38 pm »
Unless it had a kid.


Never elect a virgin to countess, or count.
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davros

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Re: Something scary happened in my fort
« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2012, 05:44:37 pm »
Her firstborn son is dead. Does this mean I still don't get a new count?
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I had an above ground garden built in the grounds of my castle and two young dwarves spent time socialising there over the summer and at the end of the summer they were in love. Remember those long summers of your childhood? That first kiss in the gardens while crossbows dwarves shoot goblins above your head? The rain of dead birds as the hunters get to work? Truly Spearhills is a paradise.

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Re: Something scary happened in my fort
« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2012, 05:48:17 pm »
Quote from: davros on April 27, 2012, 05:44:37 pm
Her firstborn son is dead. Does this mean I still don't get a new count?

Never. Sorry. I always make sure that my counts/countess is a grandparent.
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Re: Something scary happened in my fort
« Reply #6 on: April 27, 2012, 05:52:21 pm »
Can a noble marry and have a baby after she's been made a countess?
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Re: Something scary happened in my fort
« Reply #7 on: April 27, 2012, 05:54:24 pm »
Quote from: caddybear on April 27, 2012, 05:52:21 pm
Can a noble marry and have a baby after she's been made a countess?
Yes, the same as any other dwarf can.

...Not that being a parent, or grandparent, actually helps, since if your baron/count/duke/baroness/countess/duchess dies, you do not get another one. Corai is simply mistaken in his belief otherwise. The succession tags are nonfunctional after world generation is complete, thus if you lose your countess, you do not get another one under any circumstance.
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davros

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Re: Something scary happened in my fort
« Reply #8 on: April 27, 2012, 05:55:01 pm »
That sucks.
Still, her firstborn son liked musical instruments, whereas she liked grieves and shields, so I suppose no count(ess) is better than a bad one.
Besides, I've still got the queen to deal with. *Shudder*
She keeps banning the export of trumpets, crowns, and scepters.
Worse yet, she mandated I make large gems.
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I had an above ground garden built in the grounds of my castle and two young dwarves spent time socialising there over the summer and at the end of the summer they were in love. Remember those long summers of your childhood? That first kiss in the gardens while crossbows dwarves shoot goblins above your head? The rain of dead birds as the hunters get to work? Truly Spearhills is a paradise.

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Re: Something scary happened in my fort
« Reply #9 on: April 27, 2012, 05:58:30 pm »
Quote from: NecroRebel on April 27, 2012, 05:54:24 pm
Quote from: caddybear on April 27, 2012, 05:52:21 pm
Can a noble marry and have a baby after she's been made a countess?
Yes, the same as any other dwarf can.

...Not that being a parent, or grandparent, actually helps, since if your baron/count/duke/baroness/countess/duchess dies, you do not get another one. Corai is simply mistaken in his belief otherwise. The succession tags are nonfunctional after world generation is complete, thus if you lose your countess, you do not get another one under any circumstance.

Oh. I never had one die, so I did not know.
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